Flexible pipe specialist FlexTech has signed a contract for flexible pipe installation with Ocean Installer in a £500,000 deal. Aberdeen-based FlexTech will deliver the detailed design of a flexible pipe installation spread as well as installation analysis and project support to Ocean Installer, a
Reef Subsea has announced a re-organization to create three independent companies; Reef Subsea, X-Subsea and Technocean Subsea, all with separate management and independent strategies. Reef Subsea was created in 2010 in a joint venture between the oil and gas private equity investor HitecVision and
The wetlands of the Mississippi River Delta are slowly sinking and rapidly eroding, but new research from Rice University and the University of South Carolina has found the river’s supply of sand, the material engineers most need to rebuild the delta, will stay constant for centuries. The new study
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld yesterday announced nearly $5 million in EPA grants to state and local agencies to restore water quality and wetlands throughout the San Francisco Bay watershed at a ceremony held at Breuner Marsh, one of the site
Plexus Holdings PLC has been awarded a contract with new customer Galp Energia Tarfya, B.V. to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well offshore Morocco. The value of the contract, which sees Plexus secure a new territory and further strengthens its position in
The long-awaited cleanup and restoration of Menekaunee Harbor just got a big boost with news of a $5 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, officials said. The City of Marinette and the Department of Natural Resources are partners in the efforts to restore this historic harbor,
A review of port-related dredging and associated environmental impacts in subtropical and tropical waters has been welcomed as an authoritative turning point in the debate surrounding management of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, announced Queensland Resources Council (QRC). QRC Chief Executive
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that an oversubscribed $9m capital raise will be used to continue the commercialisation of its CETO technology. Carnegie had previously announced that it had initiated a capital raising via a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) of $6 million and with capacity to accept o
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) announced the addition of Ms. Melisa Reiter as Regional Manager in the Tampa Bay area. Ms. Reiter will work closely with CSA’s scientific and business development staff to assist in the growth and diversification of CSA services along Florida’s west coast. In addition t
Plexus Holdings PLC has been awarded a contract with new customer Galp Energia Tarfya, B.V. to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well offshore Morocco. The value of the contract, which sees Plexus secure a new territory and further strengthens its position in
The AAE-1 Consortium, owners of the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 submarine cable spanning approximately 25,000 km connecting Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company, announced that the contract for the majority of segments of the AAE-1 system has come into force.
Three winners of the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) annual Archaeology Awards have recently been announced. The Awards recognise best practice in applying an archaeological reporting protocol developed in partnership between the industry and English Heritage. Mark Russell, Di
The U.S. Patent Office has approved Ellicott Dredge’s latest application for a new patent named Slurry Pump with Adjustable Liner. This invention relates generally to a slurry pump, and, more particularly, to centrifugal slurry pump for dredging. The invention uses electronic sensors to measure the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers yesterday made the incomprehensible decision to postpone its approval of the vital Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP), announced evergladesfoundation.org. This delay means Congress will be unable to act on CEPP for years. The Corps has known for more than a y
